"Third Time's The Charm" - January 10, 2020

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"Third Time's The Charm" - January 10, 2020

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Our regular constructors get a break this week as the meta is constructed by Patrick Berry - always a treat!

The answer to the contest is a six-letter word.

Enjoy and good luck!
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Ashore!
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on shore
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On shore! Tried a couple routes before finding the right mechanism.
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Very good puzzle! My 1st hunch was correct!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Solved. On shore. Ashore.

EDIT: I'll have something 40D, please. Warsteiner Dunkel will do me just fine.
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Awesome construction, but didn't offer up much resistance.
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Safely home. Guinness me please?
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On shore! Enjoyable grid and nice construction.
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Iโ€™m also on shore. Nice meta.
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Ashore! Pretty straightforward.
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Toes in sand!
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On shore!
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Well that was fun! Onshore!
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Ashore!
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Ashore. Wish I could get my MGWCC streak to be as lengthy as WSJ. Heck I'd settle for 2 in a row at this point.
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Patrick Berry is always entertaining. He has invented so many great new puzzle types. I am addicted to Row's Gardens.

On shore. It is already Friday for me, but too early for a cocktail. I'll settle for coffee for now.
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Done, done and done.
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Yay! Onshore early two weeks in a row - thanks to Joe Ross posting his excel template so quickly.

Maybe another record-breaking week?
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On shore. It's similar to other metas despite having a different creator. I'm 100% sure this time.
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